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Voluntary HIV testing in Europe
No full textAims: A study was undertaken to examine patterns of voluntary HIV testing among heterosexuals across Europe. Methods: Cross-sectional surveys on sexual behaviour and HIV were performed including probability samples of the general population ages 18-49 years in Greece (n=2,000), Italy (n=2,603), Switzerland (n=2,777), and Norway (n=3,704). Results: Prevalence of lifetime voluntary HIV testing among heterosexuals is 10.1%, 15.5%, 17.4%, and 40.9% in Greece, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland, respectively. Between 49.0% and 89.3% of individuals reporting risk behaviours never sought voluntary testing. Multivariate analysis shows that in some countries the likelihood of HIV testing is significantly higher for individuals aged 24-29 and 30-39 years, compared with younger respondents with the same risky behaviour. Among Swiss men and women higher educational level also significantly increases the probability of testing. Conclusions: The prevalence of voluntary HIV testing among heterosexuals with histories of risk is low. The needs of specific groups should be considered to improve HIV prevention and access to care
Enforcement of D.Lgs. 626/94 in biotechnology areas of work: analysis based on a sample of public workers [Applicazione del D.Lgs. 626/94 nelle aree lavorative delle biotecnologie: analisi riferita a un campione di laboratori di enti pubblici.]
No full textL’Ospedale tra presente e futuro
No full textWhat role will hospitals play in the future of the healthcare system, and how this role will be changing? Hospitals of the future will confront difficult challanges: new kinds of disease, rapidly evolving medical technologies, aging of the population and evolving budget restrictions. All features that make it difficult to foresee the hospital of the future. The aim of this paper is to analyze the different challanges that hospital have to face in a modern scenario of evolution of public health services
Enforcement of D.Lgs. 626/94 in biotechnology areas of work: analysis based on a sample of public workers
No full textEarly onset of sexual activity. A possible “marker” for subsequent high risk sexual behaviour in young italians.
No full textAIDS: knowledge, attitudes and sex behavior of young people attending AIED family planning health services [AIDS: conoscenze, attitudini e comportamenti sessuali di giovani utenti dei consultori familiari AIED.]
No full textA research group of the G. Sanarelli Institute of La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, conducted a survey on the knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behavior of young people at 14 family planning counseling centers of the Italian Association of Demographic Education (AIED). Data were collected by means of an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire containing 70 questions during the 12-month period from March 1, 1995 to February 29, 1996. Respondents were 19-24 years old. The purpose was to gain information about AIDS-related risk behavior. A total of 1085 questionnaires were collected representing the views of 978 women (90.1%) and 107 men (9.9%) with an average age of 21.9 years for the women and 21.7 years for the men. For 84% of the females and 78% of males, the source of information about AIDS was television; for 61% of males and 59% of females it was daily newspapers; and only 33% of men and 40% of women obtained such information from school. The average score of accurate knowledge about the transmission of HIV was 78% vs. 75.6% of a national sample. The respondents were more sexually active than the subjects of the national sample. 96% of males and 91% of females had experienced sexual intercourse; the average age of sexual debut was 17.7 years for males and 18.0 years for females, with an average of 4.2 partners for males and 3.0 partners for females. 6% of males had sex with prostitutes (16% in the national sample), while some women had had bisexuals (4%) or drug addicts (6.5%) as partners. The practice of anal sex was above the national average (29% for males and 24% for females). 73% of males and 79% of females always used condoms with casual sexual partners, but only 20% of males and 15% of females used condoms with steady partners
Sexual behaviors and the HIV/AIDS risk in the general population: the methodological aspects of a national study within the context of a European Concerted Action
No full textFactors influencing HIV testing among Italian heterosexuals: preliminary results from a general population telephone survey.
No full textPrevention focused on sexual behavior. [La prevenzione mirata al comportamento sessuale.]
No full textIn Italy, studies on the sexual behaviour of young persons are rare, especially those conducted among samples that are representative of the same-age general population. This report presents the preliminary results of a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on sexual behaviour among a representative sample of individuals 18-26 years of age. The study was begun in 1994, and as of 30 June 1997, 8533 (32%) of the 26,536 questionnaires sent so far have been completed: 3947 (46%) by males and 4586 (54%) by females. 70% of the males and 64% of the females reported that they are sexually active; the median age at first sexual experience is 18 years for both genders. The proportion of respondents who use condoms with occasional sexual partners is low, and only half of the respondents demonstrated an adequate level of knowledge regarding the transmission of HIV
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